Soldato
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- 7 Sep 2005
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The bike only thing is wonderfull, I can handle the cold and rain, love the getting round traffic and the sunny days are great.
But the way i am is just getting me in too much trouble. I think I will have the bike track only, and have annother car on the road. Don't tell me to slow down on the bike etc... thats not the discussion! The bike is now for the track only, I cannot ride within the law on the road, full stop and thats getting me in too much trouble!
So Fellow OCUKers its find Oakesy2001uk a car time! Loaf's of bread will be in the post for all good suggestions.
Rough budget around the £2000 mark not inc insurance could stretch for the right motor, but not too far.
I am 21 have 6 points (possibly 9) and 4 years no claims.So nothing too daft, but nothing too slow. Dont mind paying around £80 a month for insurance so should be able to get someting semi-decent.
I want it to be fun, a fun drive is the order of the day, don't need to have 250bhp to have fun!!
I am 6 foot tall, so don't want something too small, but on the same note I have no need for 4 seats or 4 doors (dosent mean I wont consider cars with them).
On the reliability front, I am not afraid of getting my hands dirty and home servicing, and quite enjoy fiddling with cars and bikes at the weekend, but want something that will start in the morning to take me to work!
Toys would be a nice bonus but are definetly not required, all I really need is a comfy seat and a bit of leg room!
Mileage wise, at the moment is 10000 but if I get my new job next week my commute will be 20 miles each way noot 10 and I will do more like 15000, however very little of these will be motorway, the commute is lanes!
On the fuel front as long as it will get 30mpg+ when commuting thats fine.
But the way i am is just getting me in too much trouble. I think I will have the bike track only, and have annother car on the road. Don't tell me to slow down on the bike etc... thats not the discussion! The bike is now for the track only, I cannot ride within the law on the road, full stop and thats getting me in too much trouble!
So Fellow OCUKers its find Oakesy2001uk a car time! Loaf's of bread will be in the post for all good suggestions.
Rough budget around the £2000 mark not inc insurance could stretch for the right motor, but not too far.
I am 21 have 6 points (possibly 9) and 4 years no claims.So nothing too daft, but nothing too slow. Dont mind paying around £80 a month for insurance so should be able to get someting semi-decent.
I want it to be fun, a fun drive is the order of the day, don't need to have 250bhp to have fun!!
I am 6 foot tall, so don't want something too small, but on the same note I have no need for 4 seats or 4 doors (dosent mean I wont consider cars with them).
On the reliability front, I am not afraid of getting my hands dirty and home servicing, and quite enjoy fiddling with cars and bikes at the weekend, but want something that will start in the morning to take me to work!
Toys would be a nice bonus but are definetly not required, all I really need is a comfy seat and a bit of leg room!
Mileage wise, at the moment is 10000 but if I get my new job next week my commute will be 20 miles each way noot 10 and I will do more like 15000, however very little of these will be motorway, the commute is lanes!
On the fuel front as long as it will get 30mpg+ when commuting thats fine.
Cam belts should be replaced every 60k miles or 5 years. They do use a little bit of oil, so check it regularly. I change my oil every 3k, but even up to every 6k will still be good for the engine - providing you top it up as needed! I find I use a full 5l bottle in 3k miles - about 4.7 to fill it up from empty, and the rest to top up over the course of the 3k